Thursday, June 25, 2015

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

CHAMPIONS WEEK ended last night so here we go.  (cue the music from the QUEEN album)

fire robin ventura. (frv)

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS who won their third in six years and appear poised to be a threat to win it for the next five years.  these guys cost all of us a lot of sleep with all their overtime games, especially that triple o.t. in anaheim, a game that ended around 1 a.m. but worth every wink lost. a fun team to watch and an easy team to like.

frv

the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS captured the NBA CROWN with a dominating run thru the playoffs and crushed lebron james and company after making adjustments early in the series and winning three games in a row to lock it up.  the warriors are young, play good defense and have a great offense plus a coach in STEVE KERR who's been there many times before so look for them to go deep into the playoffs. kerr finished second in the coach of the year balloting but those votes are counted when the playoffs begin.  i think he'll be happy with another ring.

frv

the VIRGINIA CAVALIERS upset VANDERBILT, two games to one, to take the NCAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP away from the defending title holders.  considered a long shot at best when the tournament started, the boys in orange won a couple of walkoffs, made spectacular plays defensively and got great relief pitching from the round of 16 on to the title. the team won the least total games for a champion since 1965 but i don't think they care. late bloomers.

frv

the CHICAGO CUBS have returned to respectability and the north side sewer rats are emerging from their holes after five years to fill the stands once again at urine park and pound their chests and declare to the baseball world how much of a diehard they are and that they never miss a cubs game.  lying maggots aside, attendance is beginning to reflect their rise in the standings and a very likable cubs team (other than starlin castro) will once again put a smile on the face of every ticket broker in downtown chicago if the success continues and then the maggots will have to choose between elevated ticket prices or buying cocaine on clark street. ah, baseball on the north side.

the cubs still need to pull the trigger on a major trade for pitching.  they need a closer and two more starters because ivy leaguer KYLE HENDRICKS has lost the magic from rookie year and the hundred and fifty million dollar mistake is 4-5 and hasn't won a game since may 16th and i have no idea why TSUYOSHI WADA is even in the rotation but even i think they're fun to watch with loads of star power developing and home runs flying out of wrigley once again.

and on the south side (FRV) the death watch has begun and it's a matter of time until the summer hand grenade settles on U.S. CELLULAR and the team is blown up.  general manager RICK HAHN gambled and lost and now he is sitting on a very hot seat because when you lay mega-contracts on former stars who then hit .220 and develop palsy in the field, it's a matter of time until you sleep with the fishes. incompetent manager robin ventura needs to go first but hahn also has to be held accountable for moves like melky cabrera, adam laroche and the long term deal for adam eaton.

the white sox suck in every important statistic and they really only have three assets in chris sale, jose abreu and avisail garcia so they have to go shopping.  

does your team want chris sale?  i think he's available but you're going to have to open the door to your roster because the sox have so many holes to fill. it would probably cost you two off your current roster and your top two minor leaguers but in return, you get one of the top five pitchers in baseball with a very friendly contract thru 2017 and then two option years. and remember, you have to give to get!

AS AN EXAMPLE AND ONLY AN EXAMPLE..... would the cubs give up minor leaguer KYLE SCWARBER, second baseman ADDISON RUSSELL and currently injured outfielder JORGE SOLER for CHRIS SALE?  before you scream no, think about it.  you get the best left hander in the game today and he's only 26 years old PLUS he's a strikeout machine which is always good in wrigley field AND your cupboard is loaded with prospects and movable parts and you only give up ONE player from your starting lineup that's currently eight games above .500.  whew. catch my breath.

think chris sale would get you to the playoffs where anything can happen?  WOULD YOU MAKE THAT TRADE? i'd really like some feed back.

bye for now. FRV

  

a little bit of everything

The medical examiner in baltimore concluded that FREDDIE GRAY died from injuries suffered in a "high energy injury", a term commonly used to describe fatalities in high speed car crashes.  gray was arrested and put in the back of a paddy wagon BUT NOT SECURED with seat belts or harness, which eventually resulted in him suffering fatal spinal trauma which caused his death a week later.

there is high suspicion that gray was taken for a 'rodeo ride' with his hands and feet shackled and he pin balled back & forth inside the wagon. six officers were indicted for the incident but the driver has been charged with the most serious charge: 'depraved heart murder' which carries a thirty year sentence. nobody defends cops more than i do but this one is just wrong.
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Former texas governor  and PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL RICK PERRY put his size tens into his mouth again when he referred to the shooting deaths in a south carolina church as an 'accident.' now it's obvious that he misspoke BUT you're a big boy rick and you're responsible for what comes out of your mouth.  other perry nuggets:  when perry left office earlier this year after 14 years, he had the highest rate of uninsured citizens in the nation because he refused to expand medicaid or set up the insurance network. when asked if he felt a responsibility to thos unisured people, he said (and i quote) "that's not how we keep score."  whoa.  i put perry's presidential chances at 100-1.  any takers?
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while we're getting soaked in the midwest, blistering heat in PAKISTAN has caused the deaths of over six hundred people near KARACHI.   daily temperature of ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DEGREES AND 92% HUMIDITY over 9 days was bad enough but then they had power outages which eliminated air conditioning and running water from the local wells, which are operated by electric pumps. and when the power went out, they couldn't pump gas which means they couldn't transport the corpses via ambulance so it's donkey and cart to deliver your loved one to the cemetery to await burial. if they get gas for the backhoe..........
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Boston Marathon bomber DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV was officially sentenced to death  after 30 of the victim's relatives berated the sick bastard in court. the little weasel looked down the entire time and made no eye contact with any of the speakers. but today, he boldly proclaimed he was sorry for all the pain he caused for the families.  total bullshit. lethal injection is way too easy for this coward. i hereby volunteer to be the sole executioner.  just give me three hours, scissors and an ice pick. what a piece of crap.
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Don't ask me why the type & font changes right in the middle of the blog.  i have no idea.
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the two escaped killers from upstate new york are still at large after almost three weeks and while i hope they get caught before they hurt anyone, you have to admit it's pretty impressive to avoid 800 lawmen, dog, helicopters, et al for such a long period of time and it begs several questions: 

1) there have been no reports of stolen cars so how are they traveling? you'd think if they were on foot, the dogs would have caught them. 2) how are they eating? unless someone hid a reasonably large amount of food in several different places or in a large backpack, it's impossible to survive this long. it's not like they can walk into  the local grocery store and shop. 3) their clothes have to be filthy by now. we have to assume that a change of clothes was initially hidden for them but how have they kept them clean? trekking thru the woods for three weeks would pretty much wreck the clothes, eliminating any chance of walking in public without being noticed quickly.  

 soooooooooooooooooo, the report of a recent break-in to a hunting cabin and a DNA match to the convicts will now result in some different tactics by the good guys in that thickly wooded area. watch for the military to get involved with some of their star wars technology, including drones and heat identification sensors. if the bad guys are still around, this will end soon.

later dude.


Friday, June 19, 2015

LETTER TO JERRY REISDORF

MR. JERRY REINSDORF
CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Dear Jerry,

Well, it took a while but you have finally broken me. my friend pete, who is an admitted fair weather fan, bailed on this team after only two weeks of the season but i, being a diehard, knew it would get better with a little patience................ but i was dead wrong. 

this version of the white sox is an embarrassment to even occasional baseball fans and IT'S YOUR FAULT. Being loyal is an admirable quality but being loyal to a fault has brought this team to it's knees with no hope of recovery anytime soon. 

You took a chance when you hired robin ventura four years ago. With no managing experience at any level, it was a calculated risk but YOUR experiment has been a failure and
for whatever reason, you either can't or won't recognize that fact and until you do, the downward spiral will continue. it's time for a changing of the guard and it needs to happen sooner rather than later because this season is already lost and you need to set a foundation for next year. 

Since his first year managing ozzie's players to an 85-77 record in 2012, ventura has won just 42% of his games. now i don't care where you work, if you fail 58% of the time you are shown the door in rapid fashion. HOW CAN YOU LET THIS CONTINUE? he obviously can't manage and has made numerous mistakes well documented by the local media not to mention his inability to handle a bullpen which was magnified last year by his season long love affair with ronald belisario, who appeared in sixty-two games despite having the HIGHEST E.R.A. in the bullpen. everyone was screaming for his head but robin kept running him out there. absolutely no excuse for that but somehow, it doesn't seem to affect his employment status.

Or how about keeping tyler flowers as your starting catcher? a career average of .216 and last time i checked, he had only thrown out 2 of 31 base stealers.  this is the best you have? flowers is 30 years old.  do you think he's going to wake up one day soon and become johnny bench?  MAKE A CHANGE NOW!

YOU ARE WASTING CAREERS. chris sale, jose abreu and avasail garcia deserve better and so do the fans but apparently you're too busy staring at the baseball konerko gave you from the final out of the world series.....TEN YEARS AGO. How sad is this? attendance has declined for seven consecutive years and although winter sales this past off-season will result in 1.9 million in ticket sales, the only category you'll lead is 'no shows.'  who wants to watch a rudderless ship bobbing in the water?

I guarantee you that the real fans would loudly approve on field personnel changes RIGHT NOW. this roster has had 65 games to show their stuff and there's ten players on it who have failed miserably.  bite the bullet and start moving some pieces. bring in people who can catch the ball and we'll worry about the offense as we go.  too many holes to fill so at least play defense and let the other teams earn their wins.

With all of this in mind, effective today, UNTIL ROBIN VENTURA IS TERMINATED, i become a casual fan rather than a diehard. i will no longer watch 14o games every season and plan my summer evenings around the sox tv schedule. i'll switch to the MLB channel and get a glimpse of teams with owners who pay attention and stay competitive. i know a lot of my friends who read this will just think i'm blowing steam but this is the real deal.  
IF YOU DON'T CARE, NEITHER DO I.

Good luck in the future.


letter to the white sox

MR. JERRY REINSDORF
CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Dear Jerry,

Well, it took a while but you have finally broken me. my friend pete, who is an admitted fair weather fan, bailed on this team after only two weeks of the season but i, being a diehard, knew it would get better with a little patience................ but i was dead wrong. 

this version of the white sox is an embarrassment to even occasional baseball fans and IT'S YOUR FAULT. Being loyal is an admirable quality but being loyal to a fault has brought this team to it's knees with no hope of recovery anytime soon. 

You took a chance when you hired robin ventura four years ago. With no managing experience at any level, it was a calculated risk but YOUR experiment has been a failure and
for whatever reason, you either can't or won't recognize that fact and until you do, the downward spiral will continue. it's time for a changing of the guard and it needs to happen sooner rather than later because this season is already lost and you need to set a foundation for next year. 

Since his first year managing ozzie's players to an 85-77 record in 2012, ventura has won just 42% of his games. now i don't care where you work, if you fail 58% of the time you are shown the door in rapid fashion. HOW CAN YOU LET THIS CONTINUE? he obviously can't manage and has made numerous mistakes well documented by the local media not to mention his inability to handle a bullpen which was magnified last year by his season long love affair with ronald belisario, who appeared in sixty-two games despite having the HIGHEST E.R.A. in the bullpen. everyone was screaming for his head but robin kept running him out there. absolutely no excuse for that but somehow, it doesn't seem to affect his employment status.

Or how about keeping tyler flowers as your starting catcher? a career average of .216 and last time i checked, he had only thrown out 2 of 31 base stealers.  this is the best you have? flowers is 30 years old.  do you think he's going to wake up one day soon and become johnny bench?  MAKE A CHANGE NOW!

YOU ARE WASTING CAREERS. chris sale, jose abreu and avasail garcia deserve better and so do the fans but apparently you're too busy staring at the baseball konerko gave you from the final out of the world series.....TEN YEARS AGO. How sad is this? attendance has declined for seven consecutive years and although winter sales this past off-season will result in 1.9 million in ticket sales, the only category you'll lead is 'no shows.'  who wants to watch a rudderless ship bobbing in the water?

I guarantee you that the real fans would loudly approve on field personnel changes RIGHT NOW. this roster has had 65 games to show their stuff and there's ten players on it who have failed miserably.  bite the bullet and start moving some pieces. bring in people who can catch the ball and we'll worry about the offense as we go.  too many holes to fill so at least play defense and let the other teams earn their wins.

With all of this in mind, effective today, UNTIL ROBIN VENTURA IS TERMINATED, i become a casual fan rather than a diehard. i will no longer watch 14o games every season and plan my summer evenings around the sox tv schedule. i'll switch to the MLB channel and get a glimpse of teams with owners who pay attention and stay competitive. i know a lot of my friends who read this will just think i'm blowing steam but this is the real deal.  
IF YOU DON'T CARE, NEITHER DO I.

Good luck in the future.





Thursday, June 18, 2015

IT JUST GETS WEIDER

RACHEL DOLEZAL continues to maintain that she's black despite miles of evidence showing her caucasian beginnings, which has led her to be ostracized by BOTH communities. the blacks are upset that they were sold a bill of goods and just want her to stop telling the lie and the whites are just laughing, especially when they see her childhood photo with blond hair & freckles.   rachel, pay attention.......just hush up and go softly into the night.  it's over.

speaking of loose cannons, DONALD TRUMP has announced his candidacy for president of the united states which even has republicans shaking their heads. now donald might be worth twenty billion but it's apparent he doesn't have an ounce of common sense and if there was every a republican out of touch with the masses, he is the poster child.  donald's first tirade after throwing his hat in the ring was against mexico, stating that only rapists, drug dealers and criminals enter the u.s. and that he will build a border wall  to keep out these criminals and MEXICO will pay for the wall! although donald wasn't clear about how he would get them to pay, he did say 'you have to let me handle that.' sure.  FYI---trump is the 12th OFFICIAL candidate from the republicans.

on the other side of the fence, PRESIDENT OBAMA apparently had a top secret party for FIVE HUNDRED guests (how do you keep that secret?) and both STEVIE WONDER & PRINCE performed at the gala which the obamas paid for out of their own pocket.  'not a taxpayer dime was spent' according to a white house spokesman.  hey, if the boss wants to pay for a party at his house, what's the big deal?  i'm just upset that AL ROKER got invited and i didn't.

just a thought:  is there anything worse than drinking orange juice right after you brush your teeth?

speaking of OJ, it was 22 years ago that the famous chase in the white bronco took place and captivated the nation. you knew it was big news when the network put the NBA finals game in a little square in the corner of your tv while the chase continued on the big screen.

a while back it was EBOLA and now it's MERS. the country of THAILAND had it's first confirmed death on wednesday and over the last month, SOUTH KOREA has had 23 deaths and 165 sickened by the virus and another SIX THOUSAND on home confinement for monitoring purposes. definitely something to watch.

we had a couple inches of rain recently and everyone complained about their basements where in texas, people are losing their HOUSES because rain is being measured in feet, not inches and the same area just got pounded over memorial day weekend.  ouch.

finally, a woman in texas jumped into a swollen river and after 10 harrowing minutes in the torrent, rescued her 8 yr. old grandchild who had been swept away from the shoreline. when asked about her strong swimming skills, grandma told the firemen that she didn't know how to swim but she had to rescue her grandson. granny power!

enjoy the weekend! (and don't vote for donald trump)




Monday, June 15, 2015

A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING

Well, the anti-christ rose from the dead and declared her candidacy in new york over the weekend and now she's headed for iowa. HILLARY CLINTON, who has a ton of political baggage and will be attacked relentlessly by the republicans will finally have to come clean about BENGHAZI, the EMAIL SCANDAL while secretary of state and the WHITEWATER real estate scandal where everyone went to prison except the clintons as well as a dozen other episodes which raised eyebrows around the world..  as former heavyweight champion JOE LOUIS once said, "you can run but you can't hide."  can't wait for the first debate.
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But it ain't all seashells and balloons on the other side of the fence either. JEB BUSH, who wants YOUR vote for president, stated in his 1995 book PROFILES IN CHARACTER that unwed mothers should be publicly shamed and now he won't respond to a request to comment.......

 the exact quote was: Public shaming would be an effective way to regulate the “irresponsible behavior” of unwed mothers, misbehaving teenagers and welfare recipients, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) argued in his 1995 book Profiles in CharacterIn a chapter called "The Restoration of Shame,” the likely 2016 presidential candidate made the case that restoring the art of public humiliation could help prevent pregnancies “out of wedlock.”

I wonder if mr. bush would also tar feather drunks or give them thirty lashes for public intoxication????. wait, didn't his brother GEORGE have a DUI back in his party days? i believe george was 30 when he got arrested in vermont AND PLED GUILTY. string the bastard up!


i hope jeb doesn't hear anyone admit to being a witch.................
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The republicans, who are traditionally VERY slow learners, currently have TWENTY SIX DECLARED CANDIDATES for the presidency. twenty-six.  ok boys, listen up. the election is just 17 months away and you have to stop the circle jerk and get behind your best candidate if you want to have a shot at beating the she-devil because she has the female and the latino vote locked up so you better close ranks and get to work. and no, SARAH PALIN is not a good candidate........ even if she can see russia from her back porch.
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on the local scene, get ready for a bumper crop of mosquitos very shortly.  the late spring rains have set up a hatching cycle which will rival the worst population in the last 15 years. sunrise & sundown are the worst times and avoid shady areas ANYTIME if possible. standing water is needed for the eggs to hatch so take appropriate action around your property.  FYI--only the females bite.
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  what the hell was that bimbo prison guard thinking when she helped the two murderers escape from a new york prison? anytime there's an escape, the EMPLOYEES are always investigated first.....especially when they check themself into a hospital the day of the escape.  already under investigation for official misconduct prior to the escape, she now faces 25 years worth of charges BUT if either of the escapees commits a serious crime, she will be charged with the same crimes under the ACCOUNTABILITY STATUTE. a prison guard sent to prison......bad karma there.
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remember the old INDIAN MOTORCYCLE? since going bankrupt in 1953, the name has been owned by numerous companies but now the snowmobile company, POLARIS, has re-tooled the bike and production is underway once again. the first illinois shop will open in LIBERTYVILLE this month. wouldn't you look good on this? c'mon, think about it.

2015 Indian Chief Vintage


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AND FINALLY, GO BLACKHAWKS!!!!

Sunday, June 14, 2015

MORE STUFF

So the CUBS want to play with the big boys, eh? well, it's time they made a MAJOR move and traded for a shut down closer, which is the only way you make the post season. we all know that PEDRO STROP, JASON MOTTE and HECTOR RONDON are not the answer. so out of the goodness of my heart, i offer this deal to the cubs.

AROLDIS CHAPMAN is the 100 MPH soon-to-be-free agent closer for the REDS who are going nowhere this year. now remember that you have to give to get.  offer them STARLIN CASTRO and their choice of either JAVY BAEZ or KYLE SCHWARBER plus ANY pitcher out of their minor league system for chapman. yes, chapman may walk away at the end of 2016 but he will solve the only major problem you have on the team THIS YEAR and he'll do it for two years. castro has been a pain in the ass for several years and is uncoachable. schwarber and baez are still in the minors for a reason. they don't fit in with the cubs lineup so use them as bait.

chapman is an animal and makes 8 million which means next year in arbitration he gets 11 million.  think about it before you start whining. i realize this is not a position the cubs are used to but it's what post season teams do every year and you didn't trade for all those prospects NOT to use them to make your team better via more trades.  

do it before someone else does. the NATIONALS are already sniffing around because they think they can make a run for it.  if you believe your offense is good enough AND your starters are good enough, THAT LEAVES JUST ONE THING.  A FREAKING CLOSER.
contenders or pretenders?  we'll see.
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LEBRON JAMES leads the NBA finals in two categories: scoring and crying to the officals. just once, i wish they would 'T' him up to shut him up.  the world's greatest player and the most unlikeable player in the league.  it's evident his team is out of gas and that the warriors are just too good. LBJ could be the finals MVP even if his team loses.
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is monday night prime rib night in chicago?  the BLACKHAWKS are 60 minutes away from lifting the cup and doing it on home ice for the first time since 1938.  the fans deserve it. btw, if you want a standing room ticket, they're running about $1200 apiece.  last row of the 300 level behind the net is running $2,000 and if you want first row on the blue line glass,  it's 25k per seat.  rumor has it that actor VINCE VAUGHAN bought 4.   the difference between tampa and chicago?  the nephews hit the game saturday night in florida and got nosebleeds for $500. they said it was about 50/50 chicago/tampa fans.
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GO HAWKS!!!!!!

Sunday, June 7, 2015

HOW MUCH LONGER?

The situation on the south side is now getting laughable. win one, lose one.  win another one but then lose two. be last in every important statistic and for the second year in a row, a non-responsive WHITE SOX team is flat lining on the field and being led to the morgue by MR. EMOTION, robin ventura, who will never be confused for a RHODES SCHOLAR.  

enjoy these nuggets: "i might consider another leadoff hitter but i'd rather he work his way out of the slump.  SLUMP? hey doofus, wake up!   ADAM EATON is seventy points UNDER last year's average after 54 games and shows no signs of coming out of it. that's more than a slump, it's a disaster and when your OBP is less than .300, you shouldn't be anything other than eighth or ninth in the lineup if you're playing at all. geez, i just want to punch ventura right in the face.

AMERICAN PHAROAH was top shelf all the way yesterday as he won the triple crown with a wire to wire finish in the BELMONT STAKES.  i have to admit i was worried when he took the lead at the start because the distance of that race has wilted a dozen triple crown contenders in the past but jockey VICTOR ESPINOZA said, "when we took the first turn, i knew we were good. nobody was going to catch us."  that's what they call 'knowing your merchandise.'

the CUBS are beginning to sink in the central division by playing at a .500 pace for over a month and the pirates have passed the cubs in the standings by winning at an .800 clip over their last 15 games.  hey cub fans, nothing wrong with being .500 because it's a vast improvement over recent years. if they play .500 the rest of the year, they finish 83-79 and fans can start mixing the kool-aid (again) for 2016.

ok, here's a layup question for cub fans.  which team in chicago has the highest team batting average?  let's hear it for the cubs!  uh, sorry but that's wrong.  the white sox, unbelieveably, average 6 more points than the north siders. (but not in the games i watch)

hey, WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SOCCER HAS STARTED!...................never mind. i lost my mind for a minute.

are the BLACKHAWKS in trouble?  naw.  they'll win both games on madison and still win it in six games but what's the deal with TAMPA GOALIE BEN BISHOP?  pulls himself out of the game TWICE in the third period of a stanley cup finals game. injury? illness? stress?
 no matter the issue, that's the worst possible scenario for the hawks because if bishop doesn't return, they'll have to face UNKNOWN rookie goalie ANDRE VASILEVSKIY, whom they have never faced other than ten minutes last night.  i guarantee you the hawks want bishop in the net. 

on the betting scene, the blackhawks opened as slight favorites for monday night and the public then pounded the hawks up to -150. is this a freebie from the bookies? we'll see.

in the NBA, the WARRIORS are 8 point favorites tonight and 4-1 to win the championship.  LEBRON almost won game one by himself but now the CAVS have lost KYRIE IRVING for the rest of the series so the outlook is grim. BUT DESPITE WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT, look for LBJ & company to be favored when they go back to cleveland.

MARTELLUS BENNETT of the BEARS wants a new contract?  NO PROBLEM. as soon as your current one expires.  be a man and do your job.

 and speaking of the bears, they're 5 point underdogs in their home opener against the packers in september.  yes, i know. hard to believe.

that's it.  enjoy your week!

Thursday, June 4, 2015

the mark of a champion??? stumble thru game one for 50 minutes, get thoroughly outplayed yet still find a way to win and steal home ice advantage with two late goals.  the BLACKHAWKS might be in a position to win it in four.  i didn't think that was possible but if they win saturday night, start setting up the police barricades in grant park.

most wins in the month of may in chicago?  well, if you guessed the little boys on the north side, guess again.  THE WHITE SOX with 15 wins ruled the month of may.

ok, let's try again.  which team is closer to first place?  surely, it's the mega-machine of the north side that's going to rule the world, right?  wrong again.  sox are closer to first. (this is the SAME one you missed a couple of blogs ago)

are you excited about FRED HOIBERG?  this guy says he wants to "run the floor and push the ball and the tempo." he does realize he took the bulls job? run with this team? i can see it now. JO NOAH on one leg leading the fast break with TAJ GIBSON & 35 year old PAU GASOL...............i don't think so.  he has to retool the machine if he wants to run and that will take him at least two years with the contracts he has.  maybe NAZR MOHAMMED can handle the ball?

biggest disappointment in chicago baseball this season?  that piece of crap the WHITE SOX  got from the cubs via oakland, JEFF SAMARDZIJA, who is lifeless on the mound and pouts like he's DERRICK ROSE'S roommate.  3-2 over his last seven starts with a 5.68 era.   and this guy TURNED DOWN eighty-five million? lots of luck.

did the CUBS get JON LESTER too late?  his whip has never been higher nor has his hits allowed per nine innings ever been greater.  the cubs went 'all in' for a hundred and fifty-five million and i think they were hoping for more than a 4-4 record after eleven starts.  extrapolate the numbers for the rest of the season and he finishes 12-12 or about two million dollars per win.    mistake? we'll see.

the HOUSTON ASTROS finally removed their administrative head from their backside and announced the TAL'S HILL will be removed for next year. good riddance.  pay a centerfielder seven million a year and then watch him pop a hamstring when he hits the base of the hill at full speed. or tear up a knee. or cost your team a game because you're playing on a park district field.  and YES, all three of those things have happened.  MLB never should have approved that in the first place.
stupid to begin with and stupid now.

do you remember ALLAN IVERSON'S tirade about "practice. we're talking about practice" back in 2006 after he was suspended by the team for missing practice?  iverson now admits he was "drunk on my ass" when he went to that news conference and is now totally broke, squandering 155 million dollars he made during a 12 year career in the NBA. no education, no verbal skills, no job skills, an admitted alcoholic WITH a gambling addiction. gee, i wonder what section of the paper will carry his name next?  police blotter? obituaries? financials?  take your pick.

adios for now

  

Monday, June 1, 2015

SPORTS OF ALL SORTS!

GO HAWKS!!! who was it that had the hawks in 7 against the ducks??  the same guy that says the hawks should dispatch the LIGHTNING in 6. although the hawks are favored to win the series, they're slight underdogs in game one in tampa so you can make 10% on your money if the hawks win game one.

so you're feeling tired at the end of the day??? how about the NINETY-TWO year old woman who completed a full freaking marathon on sunday in just over 7 hours??  i can't drive half that time without stopping to stretch.  go granny go!

well, i went to the shrine on addison friday and although the park is and probably always will be a dump, those new video boards are state of the art and A-1 in visibility,  no glare whatsoever on a cloudy day and the graphics are tremendous.  should be just a matter of time until they drag that ugly ass scoreboard in center field to the bone yard.
seriously, those video boards are TOP NOTCH and a welcome addition to a stadium stuck in the 1930's. cubs lost 8-4.

did anyone think the ASTROS and the TWINS would be in first place on June 1st?  you are absolutely lying like a dog if you said yes to that question.

overrated JOHNNY MANZIEL loses his cool and throws a water bottle at an obnoxious fan in ohio.  will he ever learn?  the jerks bait you over & over & over in the hope that you do something stupid and then run to the nearest attorney to file a lawsuit. manziel, who will be out of the NFL soon, better learn to walk away or call security. 

SCARY HAPPENING: MATS ZUCARRELLO OF THE NEW YORK RANGERS suffered a fractured skull when he was hit in the head by a puck during the series with the PITTSBURGH PENGUINS. zucarrello says he lost the ability to speak for 4 days and had no feeling in his arm for a like period of time. he is expected to make a full recovery but hasn't decided whether he'll return to the ice.

the CHICAGO BULLS have a new coach in FRED HOIBERG.  good luck trying to settle the fued between JIMMY BUTLER and MR. SOFTEE.

THE SEC became the first conference to restrict the transfer of student-athletes if they have any history of 'serious misconduct' including sexual assault, domestic violence or other forms of sexual violence at their previous school. look for other schools to follow the lead of the SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE. eliminate thugs and eliminate problems.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS  are 6 point favorites in game 1 of the finals against the CAVALIERS and almost 3-1 favorites to win the championship and wipe that stupid look off of LEBRON JAMES' face.   WHOYAGOT?

later dude.